With COVID-19 testing in high demand in the Chicago area, medical experts and government officials are warning consumers to be extremely wary of substandard or fraudulent “pop-up” testing centers.
[Don't miss] Review: Can a $285, 10-course tasting menu succeed during the coronavirus pandemic? Ever, the latest from chef Curtis Duffy, rises to the challenge“To give you an idea of the scope of the problem, we have received 244 complaints overall for testing,” said agency spokeswoman Tori Joseph.
Infectious disease expert Dr. Robert Murphy suggested asking for the name of the site’s medical director and their credentials.University’s Institute for Global Health and a professor of infectious diseases at the Feinberg School of Medicine. “If they will not provide you with a legitimate name with credentials, don’t go there.”
,” Murphy added. “If they will not accept your insurance, which includes Medicaid and Medicare, go someplace else.”“I would make sure the site has good infection control processes,” said Dr. Elizabeth Davis, medical director of community health equity at Rush University Medical Center. “The site should be clean. People should be hand sanitizing and changing gloves between every patient. They should be wearing medical masks.
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